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Cucumber

The Essentials

Three whole dark green cucumbers hanging from the vine among broad leaves in a polytunnel
Cucumbers picked young stay firm and seedless — the long Persian kind is eaten skin and all.

~95% water with potassium, silica, and flavonoid (a family of protective plant compounds) antioxidants — the original natural hydrator.

Persian-style snacking on whole cucumbers replaces a lot of sugary fruit calories. Mast-o khiar pairs cucumber's coolness with yogurt's probiotics — a daily gut-cooling combo.

Choose firm, unwaxed cucumbers and keep the skin for fiber and silica.